Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
WASHINGTON.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

~ NA' AAN wv va 49, AhAA lHAy %hh1
bill.
The resolutions Of the Maine legislature
were laid before the senate in regard to trade
relations with Canada. Laid on the table.
A bill was reported from the committee and
placed on the calendar to convey to the city
of Aurora, H., a small island IN the Fox
river within the cit. limits.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
OF the river and harbor bill. The bill reported
by the committee on az a substi-
tute for the bill passed sy the house was read
and various amendments were offered by the
chairman Of the committee (McMillan) and
were adopted.
Z Edmunds moved to strike out Of section 3
| (Which provides for the requirement by con
demnation OF land or material necessary in
the prosecution Of works Of Improvement the
proyiso authorizing the secretary Of war, when
the price asked by the owner shall be reason
able, to purchase the property without further
delay. lie regarded that as "A very extraordin'
airy and dangerous power TO give 10 the secre-
rotary Of war.
Mcmillan said that he did not favor the
proyiso, nor did be favor the third section at
all.
After discussion the motion to strike out
VIZ defeated-yeas II, nays 37-but the sec
/ ilph utl1 vi Wv r. WIZ pOkb pNAAhN W W
ing out the words ''On MATERIAL
Without disposing Of the bill the senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. t9.-The presiding Off
Ger presented several petitions from Ohio
| posts Of the Grand Army Of the Republic for
the passage Of the dependent pension bill
over the presidents veto. Laid on the table.
Also an Invitation Of the citizens commit
tee Of Alexandria, Va, TO take part in the
..l.hra.inp ~ WogbInptnu'a birthday Iofl
Oh the table.
Mr.. Beck said that for years he had beeh
presenting petitions FOR the repeal OF the
navigation laws in the hope that Americans
might be able to own steamship lines on the
ocean. lie Lad low prepared Il memorial on
the same subject, signed by himself, and
which he asked be referred TO the committee
on commerce, before which he
would ask To be heard. As a basis TO show
the Importance Of the matter he had also re
feI red with his memorial an extract from the
| speech Of Count Won Molkte before the Ger
| man rcichstag to show that war is inevitable;
also a newspaper extract in regard TO the ac-
tlon of England toward her steamship lines.
Referred to the committee on commerce.
On motion Of Mr.. Mcmillan, the Nicaragua
ship canal bill was laid aside and the senate
resumed consideration Of the river and harOor
! appropriation bill.
Mr.. Van Wyck moved TO amend the item Of
! $3O0, 900 for the Missouri river by making II
read: Continuing the Improvement at
| Atchison, st. Joseph, Fort Leayenworth res
e~rvation, Arrow Rock, Kansas City, In Kan
s4s, and the Missouri at Omaha, P~IattsmOuth,
PASSPORT and Brownsville, in Nebraska and
Iowa. under direction of the secretary OF
war;
The bin was laid aside temporarily and Mr..
| Jones OF Nevada, from the conference com
mittee on the bill to retire the trai2 dollar,
made a report and stated the points Of II.
The report was agreed tO-yeas 40, nays 5.
The bill now goes to the president.
The senate then resume consideration OF
the river and harbOr bill.
MIR. Van Wyck modified his amendment so
as to appropriate $780, 600 for the points
named In 1t.
Without action the senate adjourned.
wAsHINGroN, Feb. 2l.-Petitions from a
large number of Grand Army posts Of Ohio
for the passage of the dependent pension bill
over the presidents veto were laid on the
table.
The ship canal bill was temporarily laid
aside and the senate resumed consideration
of the river and harbor appropriation bill, the
question being on the amendment offered by
Van WICK on Saturday last to the item Of
300, 900 for improving the Missouri river, and
and which was to the effect that $i00,G N
should be expended at Atchison, Fort Lcayen-
worth, Arrow Rock, Omaha, etc. lie modif-
ei 1t SO as TO direct expenditures OF half the
$500, 900 at these points under the direction
of the secretary Of war.
The amendment rs modihed3was agreed To.
Plumb moved TO amend the Missouri river
paragraphs by adding TO 1t the words land all
expenditures of this paragraph shall be made
under direction OF the secretary OF war"
Plumb's amendment was adopted.
On motion Of Allison Sioux City, Ia, was
inserted as one OF the points at which half OF
the 800, 600 is 10 be expended. The bill was
then reported to the senate from the commit.
tee OF the whole and was passed without divi
sion.
a committee on conference was asked Oh
points Of difference between the two houses.
The senate then took up the bill to incor
porate tae Snip Canal company Of Nicara
qua,
The bin was passed-yeas IS, nays }.
Messrs. Mcmillan, CoDgcr and Ransom
were appointed coufCrecs on the river anC
harbor appropriation bill.
The senate then took up the District O
Columbia appropriation till, aud then wen
ntO eXecutiye session and soon adjourned.
WASHINGTON, F.3. IA communication
from the secretary Of war was presented il
reply TO a resolution Of inquiry rs to tht
employment Of clerks in the adiutant-gen
erals and surgeon-general's offices eXtr,
hours.
Memorials from thirteen Grand Army postt
Of Oaio were presented for the passage Of
the dependent pension bill over the presi
dents veto, and like memorials were present
ed by ~seyer9l other senators.
RlddlcberEer presented a petition again.
the ratification Of the extradition treaty witt
Great Britain.
The bill 10 provide FOR the retirement 0
United States legal tender and national hanl
notes Of small denominations, and the issu,
Of coin certificates was reported adversely
Placed Oh the calendar.
The presiding officer presented message,
from the president disapproyiug the pension
bills for Rachel Ann PierrpOnt and Jacol
Smith, because like pensions had been granite
them regularly through the pension ofic,
aute.dating the period when pensions undo
these special acts would talk effect; also pen
sion bills for John j. i sche-, on the grouut
of absence OF disability. referred to the com
mittee on pensions.
The presiding officer presented the follow
Inn lattpp-